Towards New Triple Helix Organisations? A Comparative Study of Competence Centres as Knowledge, Consensus and Innovation Spaces

Martin Meyer, Jari Kuusisto, Kevin Grant, Muthu De Silva, Stephen Flowers, Umair Choksy

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Abstract

This contribution explores new organisational forms facilitating Triple Helix relations. Analysts have pointed to the blurring of institutional boundaries and the emergence of hybrid organisations at the interface between university, industry, and government. Starting out from the notion that Triple Helix organisations develop and maintain knowledge, consensus and innovation spaces, we explore four cases of competence centres that operate in this context. Comparing them, we identify Finnish SHOK centres as the most radical departure from more traditional forms of university-industry collaboration. These can be characterised as independent legal entities that are involved in integrating a large, possibly cluster-level or technology-focused network, defining the agenda for specific specialisation areas by engaging in all or most of the Triple Helix spaces. We argue they could be better positioned than existing intermediary organisations to deliver the Triple Helix concept.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)555-573
Number of pages19
JournalR&D Management
Volume49
Issue number4
Early online date17 Oct 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2019

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TEKES
Finland Distinguished Professor (FiDiPro) programme

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